Kings XI Punjab in 2008

Kings XI Punjab

2008 season
Coach	Tom Moody
Captain	Yuvraj Singh
Ground(s)	PCA Stadium, Mohali
IPL	third
CLT20	did not qualify
Most runs	Shaun Marsh (616)
Most wickets	S Sreesanth (19)
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The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) is a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Yuvraj Singh. Kings XI Punjab finished third in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kings XI Punjab finished second in the league stage of IPL 2008.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Rajasthan Royals (C)	14	11	3	0	22	0.632
2	Kings XI Punjab	14	10	4	0	20	0.509
3	Chennai Super Kings (R)	14	8	6	0	16	−0.192
4	Delhi Daredevils	14	7	6	1	15	0.342
5	Mumbai Indians	14	7	7	0	14	0.570
6	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	6	7	1	13	−0.147
7	Royal Challengers Bangalore	14	4	10	0	8	−1.160
8	Deccan Chargers	14	2	12	0	4	−0.467

Source: Full table on cricinfo

(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Match log

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	19 April	Chennai Super Kings	Mohali	Lost by 33 runs
2	21 April	Rajasthan Royals	Jaipur	Lost by 6 wickets
3	25 April	Mumbai Indians	Mohali	Won by 66 runs, MoM – Kumar Sangakkara – 94 (56)
4	27 April	Delhi Daredevils	Mohali	Won by 4 wickets, MoM – Simon Katich – 75 (52)
5	1 May	Deccan Chargers	Hyderabad	Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 84* (62)
6	3 May	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mohali	Won by 9 runs, MoM – Irfan Pathan – 24* (26) and 2/18 (4 overs)
7	5 May	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	Won by 6 wickets, MoM – S. Sreesanth – 2/16 (4 overs)
8	10 May	Chennai Super Kings	Chennai	Lost by 18 runs
9	12 May	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mohali	Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 74* (51)
10	17 May	Delhi Daredevils	Delhi	Won by 6 runs (decided by D/L method), MoM – Mahela Jayawardene – 36* (17)
11	21 May	Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	Won by 1 run, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 81 (56)
12	23 May	Deccan Chargers	Mohali	Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 60 (46)
13	25 May	Kolkata Knight Riders	Kolkata	Lost by 3 wickets
14	28 May	Rajasthan Royals	Mohali	Won by 41 runs, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 115 (69)
15	31 May	Chennai Super Kings (Semi Final #2)	Mumbai	Lost by 9 wickets
Total				Overall Record 10-5, King XI Punjab were the semi-finalists in the IPL edition 2008